Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 30, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Broad-Winged Hawk - low food cost for Woodlands
• Black Tern - star nest for round end goals
• Carolina Wren - low food cost for Woodlands and draw 2 birds

Food

• Worm - for Carolina Wren
• Rat - for Broad-Winged Hawk

Bonus Card: Oologist - Birds that have at least 1 egg laid on them

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Carolina Wren in Woodlands (American Crow and Audouin's Gull from tray)
2. Play Bird - American Crow in Grasslands (for food while laying eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded egg for Rat using American Crow's power
4. Play Bird - Broad-Winged Hawk in Woodlands
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
5. Gain Food - Rat and Worm (for Black Tern), Broad-Winged Hawk's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice
6. Play Bird - Black Tern in Wetlands (for round end goal)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded egg for Fish using American Crow's power
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
8. Play Bird Audouin's Gull in Wetlands
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Greater Roadrunner and Painted Bunting (both from tray), Kept Belted Kingfisher and tucked Chimney Swift using Audouin's Gull's power, Skipped Black Tern's power
2. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm (for Painted Bunting), Broad-Winged Hawk's power successful w/ 4 dice (Rat cached)
3. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm (for Painted Bunting), Broad-Winged Hawk's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
4. Play Bird - Painted Bunting in Grasslands (Ecologist - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds, other option was Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs laid on them)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded egg for Fish using American Crow's power
6. Play Bird - Belted Kingfisher in Wetlands
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
7. Gain Food - Rat and Worm (for Greater Roadrunner), Broad-Winged Hawk's power successful w/ 1 die (Rat cached)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 5 point (1st w/ 4 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Northern Goshawk and Mountain Bluebird (both from tray), Kept Bushtit and tucked Red-Tailed Hawk using Audouin's Gull's power, Skipped Black Tern's power
1. American Bittern from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Draw Birds - Anna's Hummingbird and Eurasian Nutcracker (both from tray), Kept Double-Crested Cormorant and tucked Hawfinch using Audouin's Gull's power, Skipped Black Tern's power
1. Stellar's Jay from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded egg for Berry using American Crow's power
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
4. Play Bird - Mountain Bluebird and Anna's Hummingbird in Grasslands
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Fish from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded egg for Wheat using American Crow's power
1. Cassin's Finch from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Rat from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded egg for Berry using American Crow's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nests: 6 points (1st w/ 8 eggs)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Cassin's Finch in Woodlands (Prairie Manager - Birds that only live in Grasslands, other option was Enclosure Builder - Birds with Cluster nests)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
2. Play Bird - Northern Goshawk in Woodlands (used Double-Crested Cormorant and Stellar's Jay for food cost)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
2. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Rat from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Skipped American Crow's power
4. Play Bird - American Bittern in Wetlands
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Skipped Anna's Hummingbird's power, Skipped American Crow's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 7 points (2nd w/ 3 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 102

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 17
• End of Round Goals - 17
• Eggs - 14
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 5